I ended my last column with an introduction to the idea of “running it twice.” Running it twice is a way to take some of the randomness out of a poker hand, when one of the players is all in and the ...
You can only split a pair if you are dealt a pair. Suits don’t matter. You need cards of equal rank. The odds of being dealt a pair are 5.88%, roughly 1 in 17 hands. The number of decks in play makes ...